In language arts this semester, we will have a large focus on grammar, writing, and spelling while also enjoying a class literature selection.

Children will need an adult to guide them through their language arts lessons on days they are at home. Please plan to spend up to 45 minutes a day on home days working with your child on language arts.

Materials Needed:

Learning Language Arts Through Literature, Grade 4, Student Activity Book (Orange; 3rd Edition)

This project-based, hands-on class covers the Middle Ages from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance.

Topics covered include:

• Fall of Rome
• Christianity Comes to Britain
• The Byzantine Empire
• The Rise of Islam
• The Great Kings of France
• The Viking Invasion
• The Age of Crusades
• The Diaspora
• The Ottoman Empire
• Exploring New Worlds
• Martin Luther
• The Renaissance
• and more!

Materials Needed:

Softcover Text, Vol. 2: The Middle Ages, Story of the World

• $10/year materials fee to be paid to Haywood Haven
• Notebook and paper

Using classical education strategies, we’ll help students learn math concepts and succeed at their own pace. The approach integrates a distinctive set of manipulatives with strategies presented through lesson-by-lesson videos, textbooks, and digital resources. The first level of this math class focuses on single-digit facts and multiple-digit multiplication skills. The second level teaches single-digit division facts and the concepts of division and place value are applied when solving long division problems.

All students will take an assessment for placement.

Materials Needed:

• TBA $60
• notebook and pencils

Lunch:

Lunch is a time for students to get to know each other and build community. Make sure to pack your kiddo a nutritious lunch to fuel them for some serious fun and learning during our afternoon session!

PE:

Our PE classes will integrate and extend the lessons we’re learning in Anatomy. Classes will include:

• Free play
• organized games (kickball, capture the flag, soccer, etc.)
• athletic drills (running, jumping rope, etc.)
• fun playing outside and working as a team with their friends in an energetic environment that will get the wiggles out and keep their bodies active and healthy!

Please make sure to send your student dressed in clothing and shoes that allow them to be active.

We believe it’s vital that our students learn the anatomy and physiology of the human body and God’s purpose in its design. Using Apologia’s Exploring Creation, we dive into the different systems of the body including:

• skeletal
• muscular
• respiratory
• digestive
• cardiovascular
• nervous
• immune

We’ll also discuss nutrition, major organs and the very basics of reproduction. This class will be hands-on and experiential. We’ll also have experts in holistic health, nutrition, and fitness visit to talk to the students about their areas of expertise.

Materials Needed:

• Apologia Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology

  $35 (one copy can be shared in a family)

• Junior Notebooking Journal for Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology

  $25 (one for each student; older students use a different version)

• $10/semester for experiment supplies

We believe it’s vital that our students learn the anatomy and physiology of the human body and God’s purpose in its design. Using Apologia’s Exploring Creation, we dive into the different systems of the body including:

• skeletal
• muscular
• respiratory
• digestive
• cardiovascular
• nervous
• immune

We’ll also discuss nutrition, major organs and the very basics of reproduction. This class will be hands-on and experiential. We’ll also have experts in holistic health, nutrition, and fitness visit to talk to the students about their areas of expertise.

Materials Needed:

• Apologia Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology

  $35 (one copy can be shared in a family)

• Notebooking Journal for Human Anatomy and Physiology

• $10/semester for experiment supplies

The World’s Story 2: The Middle Ages (The Fall of Rome through the Renaissance) is a Charlotte Mason-inspired, Christian-based approach to the history of medieval times.

Beginning with the fall of the Roman Empire, and covering the rise of Islam, medieval Chinese history, the Gupta and Mughal dynasties of India, the Vikings, the Ottoman Empire and the Americas during the Middle Ages, we’ll discuss history and how the Middle Ages set the stage for the world we live in now. Christian The curriculum is written from a Christian perspective.

Materials Needed:

• World Story 2: The Middle Ages

PE:

Our PE classes will integrate and extend the lessons we’re learning in Anatomy. Classes will include:

• Free play
• organized games (kickball, capture the flag, soccer, etc.)
• athletic drills (running, jumping rope, etc.)
• fun playing outside and working as a team with their friends in an energetic environment that will get the wiggles out and keep their bodies active and healthy!

Please make sure to send your student dressed in clothing and shoes that allow them to be active.

Lunch:

Lunch is a time for students to get to know each other and build community. Make sure to pack your kiddo a nutritious lunch to fuel them for some serious fun and learning during our afternoon session!

Using an integrated approach to teaching, students learn communication skills in the context of quality literature that makes not only makes reading more attractive, but creates a deeper understanding of grammar, writing mechanics, vocabulary, spelling, and other language skills.

Using various approaches, we’ll cover topics including:

• spelling
• grammar
• parts of speech
• dictation
• diagramming
• analogies
• discussion comprehension questions
• and more.

Materials Needed: 

Learning Language Arts Through Literature, Grade 8, Student Activity Book (Gray; 3rd Edition)

• Students will have the option to purchase the novels we study

During this math period, pre-Algebra and Algebra will be taught to individual groups. Students will be assigned to a level based on their assessment results.

Category Description:

Covers fractions, decimals, percents, geometry, area, volume, ratio, proportion, exponents, scientific notation, signed numbers, algebraic terms, 2-step equations and inequalities, slope, graphing, the Pythagorean Theorem.

Materials Needed:

• TBA $60

We use Wilson Reading System®, a multisensory, structured language programs, to provide research-based materials and strategies essential to a comprehensive reading, spelling, and handwriting program.

Kindergarten

Students will build basic developmental, social and class behavior skills to prepare for 1st grade. Reading will be taught by the multi sensory and systematic phonics Fundations program designed for Kindergarten – 3rd grade.

This includes lessons that teach and reinforce corresponding skills sequentially and systematically to:

• learn upper and lower case letter recognition, sound mastery,  segmenting words into syllables, and beginning/middle/end sounds
• recognize and produce rhyming words, pronounce the structure of CVC words, distinguish long and short vowels, and  learn trick words
• master decoding and develop word fluency and comprehension strategies
• practice letter formation through journaling, vocabulary, spelling, and creating longer words and sentences

1st and 2nd
Students will learn the fundamentals of reading. Individual assistance for specific skills will be given during small group sessions. Whole group reading will include a read aloud, explicit phonics, fluency, and comprehension instruction. Small reading groups will target individual reading levels.  We will build classroom community through sharing, cooperative learning, and friendship.

Wilson Fundations makes learning to read fun while laying the groundwork for life-long literacy including:

• Phonemic awareness
• Phonics/ word study
• High frequency word study
• Reading fluency
• Vocabulary
• Comprehension strategies

Materials Needed:

• $15 fee/year

Assessments will be given to determine placement. Students will learn:

• number recognition, counting and writing to 20 and beyond
• simple addition and subtraction solving, practice counting by 2’s to 20, and by 1’s, 5’s and 10’s to 100
• money recognition and value of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters will be taught
• telling time by the hour, knowing shapes and sorting shapes.

Materials Needed:

• TBA $40
• Optional purchase of manipulatives to assist at home.

Lunch:

Lunch is a time for students to get to know each other and build community. Make sure to pack your kiddo a nutritious lunch to fuel them for some serious fun and learning during our afternoon session!

PE:

Our PE classes will integrate and extend the lessons we’re learning in Anatomy. Classes will include:

• Free play
• organized games (kickball, capture the flag, soccer, etc.)
• athletic drills (running, jumping rope, etc.)
• fun playing outside and working as a team with their friends in an energetic environment that will get the wiggles out and keep their bodies active and healthy!

Please make sure to send your student dressed in clothing and shoes that allow them to be active.

 

We’re so blessed to have a campus with multiple outdoor learning spaces and 4 acres of land. Time in nature is vital to children’s mental and emotional health, and we love to give our kiddos learning experiences outside the walls of a classroom.

Medieval History:

Using The Story of  the World Volume II as an anchor and read-aloud, students will learn about Medieval History. This class is hands-on, project-based, and experiential. Students love this time period because it focuses on knights, ladies, and castles. We’ll explore the significant events of the time and integrate lots of crafts, music, cooking, and play!

Materials Needed:

• $20/year materials fee to be payed to Haywood Haven for project materials

Anatomy:

In Science, we’ll study Anatomy by introducing students to God’s design for their bodies and his divine purpose. The human body is an incredibly complex wonder, created by God! Learn about the amazing functions of each system of our bodies. As children learn about human anatomy, they will understand that they are created in God’s image. The hands-on activities make learning about the human body fun, and the focus on biblical creation will help establish your student in their faith. Get ready for adventure as you discover the human body!

Materials Needed:

• $15 fee/semester

• Human Body Activity Book for Kids: Hands-On Fun for Grades K-3

In language arts this semester, we will have a large focus on grammar, writing, and spelling while also enjoying a class literature selection.

Children will need an adult to guide them through their language arts lessons on days they are at home. Please plan to spend up to 45 minutes a day on home days working with your child on language arts.

Materials Needed:

• $40 fee for Learning Language Arts Through Literature book and other materials

This project-based, hands-on class covers the Middle Ages from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance. 

Topics covered include:

• Fall of Rome
• Christianity Comes to Britain
• The Byzantine Empire
• The Rise of Islam
• The Great Kings of France
• The Viking Invasion
• The Age of Crusades
• The Diaspora
• The Ottoman Empire
• Exploring New Worlds
• Martin Luther
• The Renaissance
• and more!

Materials Needed:

Softcover Text, Vol. 2: The Middle Ages, Story of the World

• $10/year materials fee to be paid to Haywood Haven
• Notebook and paper

Using classical education strategies, we’ll help students learn math concepts and succeed at their own pace. The approach integrates a distinctive set of manipulatives with strategies presented through lesson-by-lesson videos, textbooks, and digital resources. The first level of this math class focuses on single-digit facts and multiple-digit multiplication skills. The second level teaches single-digit division facts and the concepts of division and place value are applied when solving long division problems.

All students will take an assessment for placement.

Materials Needed:

• TBA $60
• notebook and pencils

Lunch:

Lunch is a time for students to get to know each other and build community. Make sure to pack your kiddo a nutritious lunch to fuel them for some serious fun and learning during our afternoon session!

PE:

Our PE classes will integrate and extend the lessons we’re learning in Anatomy. Classes will include:

• Free play
• organized games (kickball, capture the flag, soccer, etc.)
• athletic drills (running, jumping rope, etc.)
• fun playing outside and working as a team with their friends in an energetic environment that will get the wiggles out and keep their bodies active and healthy!

Please make sure to send your student dressed in clothing and shoes that allow them to be active.

We believe it’s vital that our students learn the anatomy and physiology of the human body and God’s purpose in its design. Using Apologia’s Exploring Creation, we dive into the different systems of the body including:

• skeletal
• muscular
• respiratory
• digestive
• cardiovascular
• nervous
• immune

We’ll also discuss nutrition, major organs and the very basics of reproduction. This class will be hands-on and experiential. We’ll also have experts in holistic health, nutrition, and fitness visit to talk to the students about their areas of expertise.

Materials Needed:

• Apologia Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology

  $35 (one copy can be shared in a family)

• Junior Notebooking Journal for Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology

  $25 (one for each student; older students use a different version)

• $10/semester for experiment supplies

Middle school students are maturing in their language arts skills. Passages from great literature encourage the reading of timeless classics. Dictation encourages expressive, creative writing. The study of suffixes and prefixes lays groundwork for skills needed at upper grade levels. 

Skills developed include:

• grammar mastery
• sentence structure
• sentence diagramming using classical literature for the middle school
• memorizing, recitating, and analyzing various poems
• analyzing the elements of a story, develop a plot line, write dialogue and much more through studying short stories
• research techniques
• spelling
• higher-order thinking and study skills.
• Four Book Studies

Materials Needed: 

• $40 fee for Learning Language Arts Through Literature book and other materials. Level determined by assessment.

We will use the Math-U-See curriculum which helps students learn math concepts and succeed at their own pace. The approach integrates a distinctive set of manipulatives with strategies presented through lesson-by-lesson videos, textbooks, and digital resources. The first level of this math class focuses on fractions and other topics. Fractions are presented in an intuitive way with visual explanations of equivalent fractions, common denominators, and fractions and numbers larger than one. The second level extends the student’s concept of place value to the right of the decimal point. Students learn to complete core operations with decimals. The connection between fractions and decimals is presented.

All students will take an assessment for placement.

Materials Needed:

• TBA $60
• notebook and pencils

PE:

Our PE classes will integrate and extend the lessons we’re learning in Anatomy. Classes will include:

• Free play
• organized games (kickball, capture the flag, soccer, etc.)
• athletic drills (running, jumping rope, etc.)
• fun playing outside and working as a team with their friends in an energetic environment that will get the wiggles out and keep their bodies active and healthy!

Please make sure to send your student dressed in clothing and shoes that allow them to be active.

Lunch:

Lunch is a time for students to get to know each other and build community. Make sure to pack your kiddo a nutritious lunch to fuel them for some serious fun and learning during our afternoon session!

We believe it’s vital that our students learn the anatomy and physiology of the human body and God’s purpose in its design. Using Apologia’s Exploring Creation, we dive into the different systems of the body including:

• skeletal
• muscular
• respiratory
• digestive
• cardiovascular
• nervous
• immune

We’ll also discuss nutrition, major organs and the very basics of reproduction. This class will be hands-on and experiencial. We’ll also have experts in holistic health, nutrition, and fitness visit to talk to the students about their areas of expertise.

Materials Needed:

• Apologia Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology

  (one copy can be shared in a family)

• Notebooking Journal for Human Anatomy and Physiology

• $10/semester for experiment supplies

The World’s Story 2: The Middle Ages (The Fall of Rome through the Renaissance) is a Charlotte Mason-inspired, Christian-based approach to the history of medieval times.

Beginning with the fall of the Roman Empire, and covering the rise of Islam, medieval Chinese history, the Gupta and Mughal dynasties of India, the Vikings, the Ottoman Empire and the Americas during the Middle Ages, we’ll discuss history and how the Middle Ages set the stage for the world we live in now. Christian The curriculum is written from a Christian perspective.

Materials Needed:

• World Story 2: The Middle Ages

We believe it’s vital that our students learn the anatomy and physiology of the human body and God’s purpose in its design. Using Apologia’s Exploring Creation, we dive into the different systems of the body including:

• skeletal
• muscular
• respiratory
• digestive
• cardiovascular
• nervous
• immune

We’ll also discuss nutrition, major organs and the very basics of reproduction. This class will be hands-on and experiential. We’ll also have experts in holistic health, nutrition, and fitness visit to talk to the students about their areas of expertise.

Materials Needed:

• Apologia Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology

  $35 (one copy can be shared in a family)

• Notebooking Journal for Human Anatomy and Physiology

• $10/semester for experiment supplies

The World’s Story 2: The Middle Ages (The Fall of Rome through the Renaissance) is a Charlotte Mason-inspired, Christian-based approach to the history of medieval times.

Beginning with the fall of the Roman Empire, and covering the rise of Islam, medieval Chinese history, the Gupta and Mughal dynasties of India, the Vikings, the Ottoman Empire and the Americas during the Middle Ages, we’ll discuss history and how the Middle Ages set the stage for the world we live in now. Christian The curriculum is written from a Christian perspective.

Materials Needed:

• World Story 2: The Middle Ages

PE:

Our PE classes will integrate and extend the lessons we’re learning in Anatomy. Classes will include:

• Free play
• organized games (kickball, capture the flag, soccer, etc.)
• athletic drills (running, jumping rope, etc.)
• fun playing outside and working as a team with their friends in an energetic environment that will get the wiggles out and keep their bodies active and healthy!

Please make sure to send your student dressed in clothing and shoes that allow them to be active.

Lunch:

Lunch is a time for students to get to know each other and build community. Make sure to pack your kiddo a nutritious lunch to fuel them for some serious fun and learning during our afternoon session!

Using an integrated approach to teaching, students learn communication skills in the context of quality literature that makes not only makes reading more attractive, but creates a deeper understanding of grammar, writing mechanics, vocabulary, spelling, and other language skills.

Using various approaches, we’ll cover topics including:

• spelling
• grammar
• parts of speech
• dictation
• diagramming
• analogies
• discussion comprehension questions
• and more.

Materials Needed: 

• Learning Language Arts Through Literature, Grade 8, Student Activity Book (Gray; 3rd Edition)

  $25

• Students will have the option to purchase the novels we study

During this math period, pre-Algebra and Algebra will be taught to individual groups. Students will be assigned to a level based on their assessment results.

Category Description:

Covers fractions, decimals, percents, geometry, area, volume, ratio, proportion, exponents, scientific notation, signed numbers, algebraic terms, 2-step equations and inequalities, slope, graphing, the Pythagorean Theorem.

Materials Needed:

• TBA $60